Five unbelievably rich Sheikhs in the world

New Delhi: Arab countries are known for sheikhs and sheikhs are very popular for their wealth. One can obviously find many middle eastern countries like Dubai technologically advanced and many sheikhs have invested for the same in development of smart cities in India also.

1.Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan: The President of the United States of Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has a net worth of around USD 18 billion. The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, is named after him. A prominent philanthropist has spent over USD 460 million in humanitarian projects from his personal fortune.

2.Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi: He is a Saudi Arabian/Ethiopian businessman and billionaire with an estimated his net worth at USD 10.8 billion. He is also Ethiopia's richest man, the second richest Saudi Arabian citizen in the world and the second richest black person in the world.

3.Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan: The Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the half brother of the nation’s President Sheikh Mansour chairs Al Jazira sports company which operates soccer, handball, volleyball and basketball teams in Abu Dhabi. Not enough? He also owns English soccer club Manchester City FC. He is reportedly one of the richest football club owners in the world.

4. Aga Khan IV: he is described as one of the world's ten richest royals with an estimated net worth of USD 800 million in 2009. His uniqueness is that he is not restricted in a particular geographical areas and owns hundreds of racehorses, valuable stud farms, an exclusive yacht club on Sardinia, a private island in the Bahamas, two Bombardier jets, a USD 100 million high speed yacht named after his prize racehorse Alamshar, and several estates around the world, including Aiglemont at Gouvieux, north of Paris.

5. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: His special interest in horse racing is known to the entire world as he owns horse-breeding operation Darley Stud and it is believed to the largest spender in the game of horse racing. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum yacht, 'Dubai', is 162m long and is the world’s third largest yacht as of 2014. It is rumoured that on Google Earth (or maps) one can see the yacht lying in front of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoums Logo island.